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Arturo Garcia Republicans in Augusta County, Virginia flouted the separation of church and state after releasing an ad suggesting that only their candidates would defend Christian heritage if elected. God is a foundation of our nation, county party commitee chair Larry Roller told the Staunton News-Leader. If you read the histories of our founding fathers,

Reuters A driver for Googles same day delivery service filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the company on Friday, alleging it improperly classified her as an independent contractor and owes expenses. The case, filed in a Massachusetts state court, comes days after Amazon Prime Now drivers filed a similar lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc in

Reuters A war of words between Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel over which government is in the worst financial shape took a bizarre turn on Friday with the purchase of fish. I bought a gift for a special person, the Republican governor told reporters at a Chicago market. I bought some

Reuters A New Mexico man accused of killing a 4-year-old girl by shooting her in the head in a road rage incident last week was also charged on Friday with federal firearms and drug trafficking offenses, court records showed. Tony Torrez, 32, has admitted fatally shooting the child, Lilly Garcia, when he opened fire on

Agence France-Presse At least 27 people were killed and more than 150 injured after a fire ripped through a nightclub in Bucharest, government officials said. The blaze broke out at the Colectiv night club in the Romanian capital at around 11:00 pm (2100 GMT), as some 200 people had gathered to hear a gig by

Arturo Garcia Real Time host Bill Maher was at odds with Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) on Friday after blaming the violent police encounter at Spring Valley High in South Carolina on a collision between overzealous policing and underzealous parenting. I think this is just horrendous to treat a child like this, a teenager, Maher said

Reuters Upscale Beverly Hills is among four California cities whose water utilities have been fined for not forcing residents to conserve enough water during Californias unrelenting four-year drought, officials said on Friday. The wealthy Los Angeles area municipality was fined $61,000 on Thursday, making it the only community not located in a desert to be

While we may view cheating as a flaw in someones character, a recent AsapSCIENCE video suggests our likelihood to cheat is actually more closely related to our DNA. Humans are classified as part of only 3 percent of monogamous mammals, or mammals that stay with one sexual partner for life, but cheating is still very much

Reuters A Colorado man convicted of carjacking three vehicles, including one with a 4-year-old boy inside, was sentenced on Friday to 160 years in prison for the high-speed chase that was seen on live TV, prosecutors said. Ryan Stone, 30, was found guilty in April of 11 felonies including attempted manslaughter and first-degree assault for

High-Ranking Bush Campaign Official Departs

The chief operating officer of Jeb Bushs presidential campaign has resigned, according to a report published late Friday in The Wall Street Journal. Christine Ciccones resignation on Friday comes a week after the campaign announced it planned to slash payroll costs by 40 percent. Federal Election Commission filing show Ciccone was paid about $12,000 a month

Where All the Candidates Stand on Climate Change

This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At first glance, there are just two groups of presidential contenders when it comes to climate change: those who think its real and urgent, and those who dont. But take a closer look, and the picture blurs. The

Analysis: Ben Carsons on top, but for how long?

LAKEWOOD, Colo.  Ben Carsons the front-runner you hardly notice. While that contradicts all political wisdom, its working. So far. Carsons gentle, understated  some would say somnambulant  style has been a big factor in his rise to the top of Republican Iowa polls and one national survey. Now comes the tougher challenge: Filling in